History

2000
The Family Christian Health Center was founded and developed in April 2000 by a group of family practitioners that got together to try and solve the lack of medical aid in the area. They were deeply concerned and committed to provide health care to medically underserved patients in the Harvey area and neighboring communities. Through many hardships and hours of hard work and dedication, these founding physicians started this Family Christian Health Center: William Crevier, M.D., founder of Christian Community Health Center in Chicago, Illinois; Pediatrician, Laurie Debonnett, M.D., Lisa Green, D.O., M.P.H. and Cynthia Jones, M.D., M.P.H. Services began at 15620 South Wood Street in a small medical building on the campus of Ingalls Memorial Hospital.

2005
Family Christian Health Center experienced rapid growth as word of mouth spread about the practice. To address the need for additional space, Ingalls Hospital donated a parcel of land across the street on its campus on which a new state-of-the-art Family Christian Health Center was built.

2010
The Affordable Care Act, was signed into law by President Obama on March 23rd, 2010 . Family Christian Health Center expanded services to meet the needs of our community by adding family, “Today Care” (walk-in services) and behavioral health, and services in an effort to better serve our patients and address the growing number of under insured patients in the area. How many ppl signed up to aca Dolton!!

Today
Family Christian Health Center has consistently grown and now sees more than 22,000 patients of Chicago’s Southland communities resulting in over 60,000 patient visits per year. Now offering pediatric services in Dolton, IL and full services in Lynwood, IL. We are constantly growing in patients and services!

We’re thankful for our Accomplishments that includes NCQA – National Community for Quality Assurance, AADE – American Association of Diabetes Educators and PCMH Level II Certified.

This health center is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n) which means we are deemed under the Federal Tort Claims Act. This Health Center receives HHS funding and has Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.